Match-box



L. YODY.

MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED mums. 1919.

Patented Jan.

INVENTOR. Louis "ma WITNESS:

LOUIS YODY, OF SHARPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

MATCH-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 20, 192() Applicationfiled March 29, 1919. Serial No. 285,946.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS Your, a citizen ofthe United States, residingat Sharpsville in the county of Mercer and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Match-Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention has reference to a novel construction of match boX andthe principal object of the invention is to providemeans for deliveringa lighted match from the box whenever desired.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for feeding thematches to the delivery means one at a time and to prevent the feedingof the matches when the delivery means are in rest position.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail; reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is a side view of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section;

Fig. 3 is a cross section; and

Fig. 4 is a section on line fr-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the closing member.

In these views 1 indicates the case which is provided with an opening atone side closed by a door 2. The case is divided into two chambers by apartition 3. The chamber 4 is adapted to receive the matches which areplaced therein through the door 2. This chamber is provided with aninclinedbottom 5 and an elongated space 6 is left between the bottom ofthe partition and the lower edge of said bottom through which thematches in the chamber may pass one at a time. The chamber 7 receivesthe delivery means 8 which consist of a stem portion 9 having a bent end10 and a tubular part 11 is secured to the lower end of said member.This tubular part extends at right angles to the stem part and isprovided with a slot 12 which comes opposite the opening 6 when thelifting device is in its lowest position so that a match passing throughsaid opening 6 will drop into the tubular member. Said tubular member isof such size as to receive a single match so that more than one match isprevented from entering said member. The member is provided with aplunger 13 which has a portion 14: projecting through a small slot inthe tubular. member and this portion is connected to one end of a spring15 the other end of which is connected with the far side of the case. Asprin n 16 connects the lifting device to a part 0% the case and tendsto hold the lifting device in its uppermost position. The lifting deviceis held in its lowest position by means of a button 17 slidably mounted011 the top of the case and having a stem 18 passing through a slot insaid top with its end engaging a notch 19 in the upper end of the stem.A spring 20 normally holds the part 18 in engagement with said notch.The bent part 10 of the stem engages the outer face of the top of thecase and thus limits the downward movement of the lifting device. Anopening 21 is formed in one end of the chamber 7 adjacent the upper endthereof and a stop 22 is located above said opening. The inner wall ofsaid chamber below said open ing is provided with abrasive material asat 23.

It will thus be seen that when a match is desired the button 17 ispushed to cause its stem 18 to disengage the notch 19. This will permitthe spring 16 to raise the lifting device and as the tubular memberthereof moves upwardly, the spring 15 will be stretched so as to movethe plunger 13 toward the open end of said member until the head of thematch is forced against the end wall of the chamber 7. As the devicepasses upwardly the head of the match will be brought in contact withthe abrasive material and thus the match will be lighted. As soon as thehead of the match comes opposite the opening 21, the match will bepartially shoved therethrough by the plunger, but will be prevented frompassing entirely through said opening by being gripped between thetubular member and the stop 22. The match is then grasped by the fingersand by pressing slightly on the end 10 of the lifting device the matchmay be released. The lifting device is then lowered by pressing on thebent part 10 until the stem '18 of the button is swung into engagementwith the notch 19 which will. hold the device in lowered position.

To prevent the matches from leaving the match chamber when the liftingdevice is being raised, I provide a closing device therefor whichconsists of a rectangular member 24 located in the lower part of thechamber 7 and carried by a spring 25 which tends to hold the member inposition blocking the opening 6. When the lifting device is in loweredposition, however, the tubular member will push said member 24downwardly and hold it in this lowered position.

It will, of course, be understood that the matches must be placed in thematch chamber with their heads in a position that they will roll intothe tubular member with the heads next to the open end thereof.

It is thought from the foregoing descrip tion that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make'changes in the constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, providedthat such changes fall with- I in the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A match box having a delivery opening therein, apartition dividing the box into two chambers, one chamber having a slotin its wall and an inclined bottom to permit the matches to pass fromone chamber to the other, a lifting device consisting of a stem passingthrough the box and a tubular member having a slot therein for receivingthe matohes'passing through said slot, spring means for the receivingdevice to bring the tubular member opposite the delivery opening, meansfor holding the delivery device in its lowest position and a springplunger in said tubular member.

2. A match box having a delivery opening therein and abrasive materialon its inner wall below said opening, a match chamber in said box, alifting device including a tubular member having a slot therein forreceiving the matches from said chamber, a spring plunger in saidtubular member for forcing the match heads against theabrasive materialand the match through the delivery opening and a spring-controlledcutoff device for preventing the feeding of the matches when the'liftingdevice is in raised position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

LOUIS YODY.

